Support for Ruling ANC Party Might Collapse If Ramaphosa Quits, Survey Shows
- South African president seen as key to ANC retaining support
- Party’s support may fall to 30% to 40% of vote if he leaves
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Support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress would likely collapse if President Cyril Ramaphosa leaves office, a survey showed.
The survey of 3,200 registered voters was carried out by the Social Research Foundation in July and released on Friday, two days after an advisory panel found grounds for lawmakers to consider impeaching Ramaphosa over his alleged failure to properly report a robbery. The president confirmed that $580,000 hidden in a sofa at his game farm was stolen but denied doing anything wrong.